Goodbye, for now.

“Every story has an ending, but in life, every ending is just a new beginning.” –Uptown Girls

When I walked into New Visions for the first day, two hours late nonetheless, after being dropped off at the wrong place, I asked myself, “What am I doing here?” I didn’t think it was possible for me to get along with (for the most part) a group of such diverse people, all strongly opinionated. I was a bit intimidated because everyone had their views and were passionate about them. I started questioning whether or not I really belonged here.

However, as the year went on, I realized what I actually wanted to do with my life. Sure, journalism is a great career path to go down, but it’s certainly not one for me. I realized that I wanted to pursue a career in Public Relations. I want to live in a big city and work for a huge PR firm. Without participating in New Visions, I probably wouldn’t have realized this. I feel as if I’m one step ahead of most high school graduates. Most of them have no idea where they are going in life or what they want to do. I feel blessed to know what I want to do, and I have this program to thank.

As much as I dreaded waking up for school and actually attending, I have to admit, that I will miss New Visions. I will miss walking into the room at 7:45 a.m. and hearing Lil Wayne blasting and DJ jamming out. I will miss Allie’s hilarious comments that put us all in a better mood. I will miss Emily Scott and her attitude and similar personality to mine. I will miss Emily Keller and her strong views and use of big words. I will miss Michael’s strong passion for veganism. I will miss Sammi and her amazing leadership qualities and well proven points. I will miss Becca and her motivation to get things done as best as they can be, and coloring our homework packets during PowerPoint presentations. I will miss Molly and her hilarious comments and our ability to never do Secret Santa the correct way. (JEMS) I will miss Mike and his passion for baseball and strong beliefs in God. I will miss Pam and her drive to be a successful lawyer and her religious beliefs as well. I will miss Brenna and her random outbursts and moments of passion. I will miss Chelsea with her quirky, but intelligent remarks. I will miss Ms. Sheehan yelling at us to get off Facebook and trying to teach us about Nixon over and over.

I wish you all the best of luck! I encourage you to follow your dreams and dare to be different. After all, life is too short to blend in!

“No matter where we go, we take a little of each other everywhere.” –Tim McGraw